We went through this the last time we lost Chilwell and Reece. If Newcastle and Spurs keep getting results, we will not finish top 4. The only reason we made it the last time was the other teams feel apart.
So we play in Dortmund first on Feb 14th. It is not a bad draw if we are ready for it. Bayren got the worst draw after winning all their group stage matches. Barca vs Man Utd is an interesting round of 16.
I don’t think we can blame anyone other than our lack of build up play. We rarely got the ball in dangerous places to score and when we did on a few occasions it was just a blind wild cross.
I think we will raise up in this game. The players still have it in their minds the beating they took in preseason. There are also several trying to make the final rosters for their WC teams.
During the WC Potter will have time to work with youth and players not going. If we have fit players come back, the team will be playing his system better.
That was not a fun watch other than Zakaria showing he can play with this team. I understand that Potter needs time to get the team playing his tactics, just hope the injury doesn't haunt us.